Wichita eagle., 1887-04-06
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH
A Big Boycott-Denied.

ST. Louis, Mo, April 5.-At midnigh
last night one OF the most extensive boy
colts ever known in this country was inau
gurated, being nothing less than the throw
ing out Of the tickets of twenty nine
western, northwestern and southwestern
roads by the eastern traffic association
Hereafter tickets and baggage checks can
not be obtained at eastern points for the
lar west, but persons bound for San Fran
francisco or any point west of Chicago.
from Boston, can only purchase tickets
and check baggage to Chicago; while per
sons in New York desiring to go to Kan
sas City. Galveston or Dallas can purchase
tickets only to ST. Louis, where they will
have to buy tickets TO their destination
Among the roads boycotted are the Mis-
souri, Pacific. Wabash, Chicago 6 Alton
Rock Island, Iron Mountain, Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy, and nearly all big
roads west of 81. Louis aud Chicago.
Despite the SCOTS of those who have
watched the hitherto futile efforts of great
railroad companies to do away with ticket
scalpers, trunk lines seem determined u
enforce the recent order stopping payment
of ticket commissions. Today at meet
ing at the Office of Commissioner Fink
general passenger agents of trunk line
decided not to issue any through tickets
over any connecting line which refuses TO
join in the compact or fails to enforce the
new rule A meeting of trunk line super
lutendents Is also in session. The new
Interstate law went into effect today and so
far no difficulty In regard to new rates
has arisen. At the Office of the trunk line
association in this city it is stated the new
rule is working satisfactorily, but thai
some interests would be sure to conflict
These, however were so tri1ing they could
easily be settled by agents. w l.. Nal
colin, general eastern agent Of the Santa F.
road, and w. E, Hall, general eastern agel
of the Southern Pacific, also stated the new
law was working evenly. New rates have
been posted in depots according 10 the Law
and the travelling public could see at once
what the variocs classidcations were. The
abolition of the free pass system is favora
bly, received by that portion of the public
that did not come under privileges of the
de nj hea rule, now d.funct.
Chief assistant general passenger agent
F. Van Dusen, of the Pennsylvania Com
pany. stated today that the impression that
the eastern traffic had boycoIted twenty
nine western railroads was erroneous. Such
talk, said he, is nonsence Lines over
"nIoh 'ni'uSh uchctS are not Dclng SOLO
are sin ply waiting for the advice of their
counsel. Your company has already con
sen,ed to sell through tickets over large
number of connecting roads In instances
where the sale OF through tickets
have been withdrawn, it was merely TEN
porary. The tickets will be reinstated l.
soon as legal advice is given to have US &C
as agents of the road We have received
authority from several additional western
roads this morning that circulars will be
issued today to sell through tickets over
such lines. Lines giving authority to the
Pennsy lvania Company, include the Chi
cago & Northwestern, Chicago Milwaukee
d St. Paul, Chicago, Burlington s. Quincy
ana Union Paciic railroads.